Improvement in corn-knives



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CORN-KNIFE.

Patented July 3,1877.

lmlmmtmr W351 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MILLSPAUGH, OF MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT m CORN-KNIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 192,704, dated July 3,18?? application filed April 4, 1877. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MILLSPAUGH, of Middletown, in the county ofOrange and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Corn -Knives and .I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to corn-knives; and it consists in the constructionof the devices for fastening the knife or blade in the handle, as willbe hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a corn-knifeembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the fastening.

A represents the blade or knife proper, and B the handle.

The handle B is sawed, with a longitudinal slot, 11, extending from theend inward for a suitable distance, to receive the inner end of theblade A. In this inner end of the blade are'made two holes, a, a, andcorresponding holes are made in thehandle for the passage of thefastening bolts, screws, or rivets d.

O 0 represent metal clips, placed one on each side of the handle B, andhaving countersunk holes at or near the ends, through which the bolts,screws, or rivets 01 also pass, and the whole united by nuts h h,screwed on the ends of the bolts, or otherwise, as desired.

The clips 0 O are made concave to fit the convexity of the handle, andat the ends of the clips are side lips 2:, extending farther around thehandle than the body of the clip, and together said clips form a strongand durable clamp for the handle.

The clamp thus formed holds the parts firmly together, even if thehandle should become split, so that there is no danger of the bladegetting loose while working. At the same time the blade can easily beremoved for sharpening and other purposes when required, and quickly puttogether again.

For shipment the parts'are entirely separated, and can be packed so asto take up but little room, and the knife can be put together byanybody.

The clips 0 fit the handle on either side, and with either side or endup.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The corn-knife hereindescribed, consisting of the blade A and slotted handle B, combined withthe concave reversible clips 0 and fastening devices D, whereby theparts may be taken apart for transportation, put together by the user,and changed in case of breakage, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WM. MILLSPAUGH.

Witnesses:

CHAS. I. HUMPHREY, G. O. MADDEN-

